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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... regurgitation: • Leaflet ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... fusion, thick MV leaflets ... chordae Severe mitral ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... #differential #cardiology
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Thrombus on 3D Echocardiogram

Thrombus is attached by a thin stalk to
on 3D Echocardiogram ... thin stalk to the metal ... hub of the LAAO ... #Echocardiogram ... #3D #clinical #cardiology
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Thrombus on TEE Echocardiogram

Thrombus is attached by a thin stalk to
on TEE Echocardiogram ... thin stalk to the metal ... hub of the LAAO ... #Echocardiogram ... TEE #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
fibroelastic disease): Leaflets ... because of MV leaflet ... Ischemic MR: MV leaflet ... it results from SAM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Heart Disease - Mitral ... and fibrosed MV leaflets ... seen in LA by the LAA ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
the posterior mitral ... valve leaflet can ... be a cause of unexplained ... regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram ... may be seen in mitral ... causes the adjacent ... of myxomatous mitral ... #POCUS #cardiology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram ... displaced than the mitral ... commonest congenital cause ... POCUS #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #a4c
Apical 2-Chamber (A2C) Window on POCUS Echocardiogram

Helpful to distinguish anterior and inferior regional wall motion abnormalities.
Window on POCUS Echocardiogram ... In this case, severely ... EF -> visible mural ... thrombus (star) ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology